Mouseketeer
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Itās all very sad, early intervention is getting them nowhere, we have one Salt left for the whole of our side of the county, I actually feel guilty for making referrals now but because of the time scales (20 weeks Min)there isnāt any āwait and seeā time, we are bordering another county and they have no HVās left now in the area we need access to, one of our families has been so badly let down because we have to try and access services through their home county, in ours we get portage support to 5 yrs, in theirs itās only to 3 yrs, the child is past 3 so no support for the family there, paediatrician appointments are a minimum 12 months, they arenāt being seen, hence no professional reports which we need to support EHCP requests, so many more children are going to be going to school with no support in place š
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I think weāre the only ones left here anyway and I wouldnāt take much persuading, itās only loss of income keeping me there now and that makes me sad, too many years to pension yet and thatās providing it isnāt raised again before that, Iām back in ratio again more than not and have really hit that ātoo old for thisā wall š
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Pleased to hear how stress free life is zigzag, sounds great and a million miles away from trying to work out that furlough nonsense or whether we really had to do those stupid tax returns š though I have had an enforced holiday this week as āitā finally got me ā¦well I say holiday Iāve managed to get some things that keep getting put on the back burner done like policy updates. Still reading up on what youāre all up to, sounds like I def need to retire, I think you all got out in time, EY is on itās knees with staffing problems and still the c**p funding to contend with and no money to support more and more sen children š Take care everyone ~(((^>
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Hope youāre having a good Birthday š„³
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Thanks sunnyday š
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Hi all hope everyone is well, and not washed away with all todays rain, ended the half term here with our Ofsted inspection under our belts, quite a relaxed affair to previous ones (will share the outcome when the report is in). have a good weekend all x
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Happy Birthday š„³
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I havenāt even seen/heard this but Iām presuming it would be in voucher form (not just cash in the hand surely) the government removes itself as the middle man between parents and settings so they canāt be blamed by parents for āallowingā us to charge a top up fee, knowing we will charge the real cost of delivering childcare and weāll be the bad guys not them š¤ edit - have now seen it, the idea of paying grandparents kind of appeals ā¦I could retire š Term time only, we have a few who seem to have been in post for years but the last couple of years seems like weāve fit a turnstileā¦..next š
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Wow! lots to catch up on, looks like everyone is keeping busy ā¦ Not even the end of the first half term and it feels like it should be the end of the year, seems to have been an endless round of recruitment processes, they come, they go like Iāve never known before, on top of new committee member paperwork (oh my days). Have a good weekend all š
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We work 38 weeks + 5.6 weeks HP equally paid over 12 months, I believe if you havenāt been on 5.6 wks you can request it is back paid for 2 years if the employer doesnāt sort it out themselves, but think it needs doing in a short time frame before itās too late, Iāll see if I can find what I was reading š¤
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Wishing everyone back next week (or the end of this one) a great Autumn term ā¦.how many weeks till half term š¤ hope you feel better soon zigzag, enjoy the theatre ā¦take some fishermanās friends with you so you donāt cough š not envious (much!) that you get to hand the reins over fully now, I can only imagine how the weight dropping off your shoulders must feel, enjoy every well deserved moment š x
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I am truly sorry Gezabel, how terribly sad š
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Itās been steadily raining here for the last few hours (not sure about through the night) āļø
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Awww Gezabel thatās fantastic, best wishes for a continued healthy pregnancy š¤ Thanks for the ānext stepā info, we were pulled up during feedback for not having āwritten next stepsā at our last inspection, even though the inspector praised staff for knowing the children very well, I would question it this time round and asked if theyāve actually watched any of Phil & Wendyās videoās š¤£
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We hadnāt done any paper planning as such for a couple of years previously so that hasnāt really changed, agree with zigzag itās too wish washy, 0 to 3 is ridiculous, 0 to 18m/18m to 3 yrs would have been better, especially for for less experienced/newly qualified staff to assess against, as manager I have found it difficult to know where all the chn are now, I nailed which Tapestry screens worked for me regards assessment and tracking, seeing that staff were on top of things, I have now gone back to a simple paper tracker that either says theyāre developing āas expectedā or āwith supportā, Iām thinking about creating our own āthis is what weād expect by 2,3,4, in each areaā but whether Iāll be personally able to add that to Tapestry is yet to be seen š We donāt have paper next steps really, if a child has been recorded as āwith supportā the KP needs to make all aware of what they are implementing under the 3Iās to support that child ā¦.I guess that is their next steps, but not next steps for all that are making the progress weād expect ā¦.I hope that will be enough when Ofsted arrive š¤·āāļø All this talk of childhood holiday places I remember is making me yearn to visit those places again š„°
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Personally Iād get a gold table cloth thingy, cut it into triangles, staple it on a length of tape and forget the whole sewing thing BINGO! š¤£
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Definitely! š° always welcome
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You and me both louby š
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Hi all, itās been a couple of weeks but hope everyone is managing the end of term and heat as best they canā¦I bloody hate this last couple of weeks, leavers trip, sports afternoon (end of week thankfully) all the paperwork for leavers and new intakes, transition reports, induction visits ā¦itās all too much on top of the hassles of everyday life in a setting, took on new staff, experienced, well qualified, great references but that is not going as well as expected, in fact I think I made life more difficult rather than easier for everyone š«£ pleased you have found someone you feel happy handing the reins over to zigzag, best wishes, the seaside cleaning sounds amazing š¤© good to catch up on what youāve all been up to, stay chilled (as much as you can do š„µ) off for a little grandson fix now to push me through to the end of the week š
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That all sounds so stressful zigzag, end of year is hard enough without all you have going on, try and find some āyouā time over the weekend, take care x
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Thinking of you zigzag š
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Safeguarding
Mouseketeer replied to StrawberyTwirl's topic in Weavers Future Development Suggestions
Definitely, I know we could use Reflections (Iām a great fan of reflections) but things get lost amongst other things there and staff donāt often see it as it isnāt on the App, I have to add a key child to each key person and hope they notice the notification on the App so would a great addition š -
I totally get how you feel, as much as Iāve never felt more ready to walk away I canāt imagine doing itā¦yet! Itās definitely time for some to ship out, but more worrying is the level of support some of the stayers need and where Iām getting staff to manage this, not even sure Iāll have staff for ratioās let alone anything above without being back in ratio again and Iām not sure I have that in me any longer š sending everyone good weekend vibes for whatever you are all doing x
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Somehow missed your āoutstandingā FM, huge congratulations š„ Hope you find your ānew homeā very soon š¤ we only do the 2 yr checks, school transition reports and a very brief āshared progressā at the end of term if we have any children at another setting (though never get anything back and wonder why we bother tbh) Hope everyone has a good last half term of the school year, Iām still feeling cheated out of 2 days of the half term break and not ready to go back tomorrow š
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Happy Birthday from me too š„
